Reading the shelf…
Mill Valley Market is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, mid-size at about 8,590 sq ft each.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 4 SKUs across 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen.
Lead with Canola Oil in Canola Oil.
Mill Valley Market stocks canola oil thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 1 other Bay Area grocer.
The more differentiated opening is canola oil: Mill Valley Market stocks only 3 there, so Wesson Canola Oil stands out rather than blending in.
Mill Valley Market merchandises 2 of the 2 categories the brand sells.
no strong clean/diet signal either way.
brand excitement 20/100.
enters a thin canola oil shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Wesson plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Mill Valley Market. Depth is the distinct SKUs the store carries there versus the fleet median, shown next to the rival brands already on that shelf.
On shelf here, but only 2 of 4 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 2 of 4 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Wesson’s SKUs Mill Valley Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Mill Valley Market’s current Bay Area storefront: its online catalog plus our shelf photos, a partial view. A widely-distributed brand shown as a new door may already be carried through channels we don’t index. Mill Valley Market profile →
